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Part I. Conceptual Clarifications: On the Meaning of Terms: -- 1. Natural Theology: A Deeper Structure to the Natural World: -- Natural Theology in the Classical Tradition -- The Conceptual Fluidity of Natural Theology -- The Eternal Return of Natural Theology -- 2. Darwinism: A Narrative of Evolution: -- Darwinism: A Defensible Term? -- Darwinism as an Ideology ; The Metaphysical Inflation of Evolutionary Thought -- Conclusion to Part I -- Part II. Historical Exposition: Darwin and the English natural theology tradition: -- 3. English Natural Theology of the Augustan Age, 1690-1745: -- The Emergence of English Natural Theology -- Newtonian Physics and Natural Theology -- The Protestant Assumptions of English Natural Theology -- A Foundation for Consensus : The Doctrine of Creation -- Physico-theology : The Appeal to Contrivance -- Natural Theology and the Beauty of Nature -- The Problem of Development within Nature -- Assessing Evidence : Changing Public Perceptions --

Natural Theology and Evolutionary Theories of the Origins of Religion -- Conclusion to Part III -- Part IV. Conclusion: -- 10. The Prospects for Natural Theology: -- Natural Theology and the Human Evolutionary Past -- Natural Theology, Observational Traction, and the Best Explanation -- A Community of Discernment : The Church and Natural Theology -- In Quest of Meaning